What color is #578456?

#578456 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Kale. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #578456?

The RGB value is 87, 132, 86: 87 red, 132 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #578456?

The complementary color is #835684, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #578456?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.84:1 and white text 4.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#578456 color

#578456 rgb(87, 132, 86)

Shades of green

The hex color #578456 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 51.8% green and 33.7% blue (87, 132, 86).

Its hue angle is 119°, with 21% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 35% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Kale (#648251), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.84:1).

#578456 color codes

HEX	`#578456`
RGB	`rgb(87, 132, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 51.8%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(119, 21%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(119, 35%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 35%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.92, -25.27, 20.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.92, 32.28, 141.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.861, 19.2, 11.778)`
Decimal	`5735510`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #578456, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #578456	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#578456 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #578456 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #578456; }
.text { color: #578456; }
.border { border: 2px solid #578456; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 132 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #578456, #56846c); }

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Questions

What color is #578456?: #578456 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Kale. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #578456?: The RGB value is 87, 132, 86: 87 red, 132 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #578456?: The complementary color is #835684, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #578456?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.84:1 and white text 4.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.